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Siavash Banai Makes Back-to-Back Final Tables, Wins Seneca Fall Poker …
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The 2014 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic continued Thursday with Event #3, a $300 no-limit hold'em tournament which attracted a total of 141 entries, creating a prize pool of $35,497. After a long day on the felts it was Siavash Banai who emerged as …

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Dan Fleyshman Confirms to PokerNews He Will Be the New CEO of Ivey Poker
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"When it came to Phil Ivey, I always saw how much more his brand could really be, so I was excited at the idea of really expanding him from Ivey Poker the app & training site into 'Ivey League' the brand. So a few months ago we agreed that we would …

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Poker Hand of the Week: 11/6/14
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CardPlayer.com is the world's oldest and most well respected poker magazine and online poker guide. Since 1988, CardPlayer has provided poker players with poker strategy, poker news, and poker results. Today, CardPlayer.com is the best poker …

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Book Review: Moorman's Book of Poker Delivers
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It's not often you get to pick the brain of someone who is at the very top of their chosen profession, but this is precisely what you'll get to do if you pick up a copy of Chris Moorman's soon to be released and highly anticipated book, Moorman's Book …

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Zynga shares more of its troubles with its flagship poker game
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In early September, Zynga launched the new Zynga Poker, a new mobile version of the flagship game that has generated more than 100 billion hands of poker since 2007. The publisher has had more than 350 million players over this title's history.

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The 2014 Playground Poker Fall Classic Starts November 9
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The Playground Poker Fall Classic is just around the corner, and for the third year in a row the annual festival will include the World Poker Tour Montreal. Players from around the world are set to return to the Montreal area for 19 days of fantastic …

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Election Day Results Could Be Precarious for Online Poker
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It's uncertain what would happen in that respect should any bills regarding online poker hit the president's desk. But what's clear is that Republican majorities in both houses make it more likely that legislation that would ban Internet poker will be …

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APPT ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP OF POKER KICKS OFF IN MACAU
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The 2014 Asia Championship of Poker is currently underway in Macau and while the APPT is set to crown its Main Event Champion this weekend there are a few other events on the schedule that caught poker fans' attention, including the $500,000 HKD …

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Darrin Bracken Wins Event #2 of 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic
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It took three days, six starting flights and hundreds of re-entries, but Event #2 of the Seneca Fall Poker Classic finally came to a close Wednesday night. A total of 560 entries put up the $125 buy-in, creating a prize pool $53,200 to surpass the $50 …

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Poker Pro Phil Ivey Appeals 'Cheating' Ruling
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Poker legend Phil Ivey will be appealing a court decision last month that went against him in his quest to be paid more than $12.4 million that he thinks a casino in London owes him. The casino refused to pay because it said Ivey cheated by “edge …

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Hold'em with Holloway, Vol. 8: Examining the Largest Overlay in Poker History
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In poker, an overlay happens when a tournament fails to meet its guaranteed prize pool. As a result, the host venue is forced to go out of pocket to cover the difference. For example, if a casino hosts a $100 buy-in poker tournament with a $10,000 …

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Tonking Reflects, SugarHouse Review, New 'Poker Night' Trailer
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Mornings are never fun. The best way to manage them – to get through them really – is to create a routine. For most people that means a shower, a commute, a coffee and spending the first 15 minutes of your day procrastinating before getting your …

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Poker Maximus Series Begins This Weekend On Sportsbook Poker
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This November, Sportsbook Poker is proud to announce the 11th installment of their extremely popular Poker Maximus tournament series. Featuring over $2 million in guarantees this tournament series will run from Nov. 9-23. Buy-ins will range from $1 up …

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Bruno Kawauti on Poker in Brazil, Bruno Politano's November Nine Appearance …
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In less than a week, the 2014 World Series of Poker will come to an end as the November Nine play their way down to a champion. Only time will tell who will walk away with the $10 million first-place prize, but one thing is for sure — more than 200 …

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2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic: Raimondi Leads Final Flights of Event #2; 110 …
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The Seneca Fall Poker Classic continued Tuesday with Flight E and Flight F of Event #2, a $125 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool. When it was all over, a total of 550 entries were tallied, meaning the guarantee was …

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New Poker Room Opens In Philadelphia
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SugarHouse Casino is the only casino within city limits, though those in the city have easy access to three other poker rooms, according to PokerAtlas. Another casino is on its way in Philadelphia, though state regulators have been slow to pick a license.

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Santa Ysabel Online Gambling Goes Live in California, But Not With Poker
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While the tribe's proposed real-money online poker venture, PrivateTable.com, has had several false starts, with various provisional launch dates passing without a hint of a shuffle and a deal, DesertRoseBingo.com appeared to launch this week without a …

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Galfond, Amundsgard, Fitzgerald, Shorr, and Others Comment On PokerStars …
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Many in the poker community were outraged by the changes and felt the moves only served to damage the PokerStars brand, while others defended the move. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu offered his two cents on the situation in a blog post, while …

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